Grateful for the Week that Was

Friday to Thursday was a memorable week and one for which I am grateful.

~ a 15-hour work day left me energized, which just goes to prove how much I love my work.

~ I attended a class given by a great and beautiful lady of the theatre who spoke inspiringly about joy, playfulness and collaboration in creativity, which spoke to me powerfully, and - no doubt - to many others in the room.

~ a two-and-a-half-hour train ride found me seated beside a man I didn't know. We talked about a gamut of subjects including friendship, death, finding "the one", and the pleasure of travelling solo and making new friends. Our conversation lasted well past the train ride as we kept each other company for a few more hours before saying goodbye, perhaps for ever.

~ I indulged in watching a photographer friend at his craft and pondered again the joy of creativity.

~ A dozen yellow roses arrived in my office.

~ This evening I took a long walk through the city, with Ella Fitzgerald and Bruce Springsteen keeping me company on my mp3 player, but only just loud enough not to be disconnected to everything around me.

~ I found a Guinness-infused Christmas pudding in the store. It's too small to serve on Christmas day, so I shall serve it one evening this fall, one cold evening when I am dining a deux.

~ Hugging an elderly lady of my acquaintance, I pondered how sweet and cosy she smelled and how there are lots of cuddles given, but not enough to the old ones in our lives.

~ As I walked beneath a canopy of trees full of turning leaves, the sun beat down and bathed all around me in a golden glow.

~ My bed was warm and welcoming.

~ Buying chocolate for friends, I also bought just one big, dark truffle to pop right in my mouth.

A good week indeed.